Fastening-inserting machine



Mar. 5, 1929; G. connu ET AL 1,703,929

'FASTENING INSERTING MACHINE' Mar. 5, 1929. Q GODDU ET AL 1,703,929

FASTENNG INSERTING MAQHIN Filed Oct. 2, 1922 4 Sheets-sneu 2 /ZZ O Mar 5, 1929- G. GoDDU ET AL- STENING `INSERTING MACHINE vFiled, Oct. 2. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet Illkl /N VEN TUE/5 Mar. 5, 1929. G, Gonnu ET A.

FASTENING INSERTING ,lA-CHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Oct, 2. 1922 I A S a lard through screw and slot connections 28 and concentric with a shalt 30 (Figs. el and suitably journaled in the slide Q-l is a pivotally adjustable Work support provided with a gear casing 32 arrangerl to house bevel gears 3l, 36 (Figs. 1 and 4l) which serve, as niore fully hereinafter set forth to transmit power troni the shaft 3 to the Work receiving clamp 38 oit the work support.

Shaft 30 is given a step-by-step rotation from the continuously rotating` shaft 14 by suitable mechanism which, as illustrated, comprises an eccentric Ll0 carried by shaft 1l and connected through an eccentric strap L12 and a link del with a lever i6 ulcruined to the column of the inachine and itselt connected by a linlr i8 with a bell crank lever rotatably mounted upon shaft 30. Mounted upon the right hand arin of lever 50 (Fig. is a pawl 52 urged by a spring` 5l towards leve 50 and arranged as the bell cranlr lever is rotated to engage and rotate a ratchet 5G secured to shaft 30. An adjustable guard or shield 58 is utilized to vary the effective length oli the stroke ot paivl level `rear 36 is secured to an approxinitely vertical shalt 00 (Figs. 1 and 3) having' a bearing' in an upwardly extendingl portion 62 of the gear casing 32 and carrying;`

at its upper end a Work clip/aging` nieinber 6l illustrated as of a character to engage the attaching' surface of a Wooden heel. Clainped to shaft is an upwardly and outwardly extending bracket G6 in which is mounted 'for sliding adjustment a rod 68 carrying` at its upper end a clamp ineniber 270 arranged to co-operate With ineinber G-/l rigidly to hold the Work. As illustrated. clamp member 7 0 is provided with a block 72 havinga t -shaped opening;` at its toi-Ward end and adjustable by a bolt and slot connection,V and arranged to torni a gage ineniber for engaging the contour surface ot' the tread portion ol the heel and toplit't to be operated upon. rllhe heel clamp just described is mounted and may be adjusted so that the axis ot rotation ot sha'it (S0 and the coincidingl axis ot the top litt olE the heel are ou t olalinenient with the line ot drive ot' the icasteningsto such au extent that as the ivorl: and the work sup port are` rotated about the axis ol2 shaft ($0, the 'work will be jiireseuted to the fastening iuserting;- .instrumentalities iu such a manner as to cause the insertion oi" a row oi? tastenings arranged upon an arc olf a circle, and thus at approainiately equal distances from the periphery ot the toplilit of' a Louis heel.

, Since the housing;` .is pivotally adjustable,

the work support may be rocked sidewise about shaft 30 and then2 after bolts or connections 28 have been tightened., the slide 2l n'iay be inoved laterally of the inachine to bring the Work back into the desired relation to the line of drive and the bolts or connections 26 tightened so that the Work support is secured in adjusted position. With the Work support thus adjusted the fastenings Will be caused to toe in to'ivards the center ot theivorlr7 and any possibility of any of the fastcnings being driven outwardly through tire concave contour surface of a Louis heel will be eliminated.

rllhe illustrated inachine is provided with suitable clutch and brake ni lchanisni 'lor controlling the operation of shaft 1A; and with inechanisin tor returning the worlr support to its initial position when the treadle is released at the conclusion ol the insertion ot' a row of tastenings.

vtnitably secured to shalt 14 and arrane'ed to coeoperate with a clutch surface torino( upon. pulley l0 is a clutch .member S0, the pulley being;V normally held out of contact with the clutch ineniber by a light springY (En l Surrouinlii'ug shalt l-i is a heavy coinpr( n spring' Sell, one cud of which bears against a washer 86 contacting' with a collar 88 formed upon the hub ol. a conibined cani and brake nicniber 90 tast upon shaft ll- (ltigs. G and Mounted in suitable nays torined upon or carried by the head of the inachine, is a slide the upper end ol which has an inclined or wedge it'orinationl arranged to en gage with a cooperating;v or coinpleinental inclined or Wedge portion 96 lorined upon a sleeve 98 surrounding shaft ll and counterbored to forni a housing 'for Sil. Rotation of sleeve 98 is prevented by the engagement of the edges of Wedge portion 96 With a pair oi" Wings 100 for d upon slide 09. Pivoted at l to the lower end of slide 92 is a bell crank lever 10e provided ivith a spring` 106 suitably anchored to the slide and tending to inove the bell crank lever in a clockwise direction`r as viewed in Fig. Rigid with bell crank lever 10st is a linger 108 arranged 'for nioveinent into and out of engagement with a lng' 109 cari-cd b); a slide 11.0 inouuted tor vertical reciprocatiou in the head ot the machine, and carrying at its upper ond a cani roll 111 located in a cani track iiornied in nicinlier 90. Thus when lin- Vger 108 liesA in the path ot engagement ot hre;

3 and 6) is arrai red to engr:

1 A lliace ll l'ornied upon ineni er 90. s ll trated. brake 1:22 is inade 'tivo prvotady connected parts, one oi which is pivoted at .20 to the head of the machine]x and the other of which forins a bearing 'tor rod 128 connected at 130 to one extremity of a Ll-shaped lever 132, the other extremity of which is Cil llo

forked to engage a roll 13,1 mounted on a pin carried by a slide 92. c Rod 128 provided at its extremity reniote 'from lever132 with an abutment, illustrated as a washer and a pair ot' lock nuts 13G. A spring 138 surrounds the rod, bearing upon a suitable seat formed upon brake rllhus it will be seen that when slide 92 depressed to cause the stopping of the machine, lever 132 will be rocked in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig-r. G, spring;v 138 being),` compressed and brake 122 urged into engagement with member 90. Upon the other hand, when the treadle is released and slide is raised the brake `will correspondingly be thrown into inoperative conditi-on. The depending arm oli bell crank lever 101- is arranged tor engagement with a :linger 112 carried b v lever 1141 fulcrumed at 11G to the 'frame otgthe machine and connect-` ed by a link 118 with a controller-or treadle. 121). lt will thus be apparent that when treadle 120 is depressed to start the machine, linger 108 will be rocked out ot engagement with lua` 109 and slide 92 will be tree to move vupwardly., thus permitting' spring; S1 to torce the clutch surface ot pulley 16 into engagement with clutch member SO. On the other hand, when the treadle is released to` stop they machine, linger 112-will move in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in F 1g. 6, thus pernnttmg the clockwise rotation of finger v108 under the control' oi spring` 106 (Fig. 6)

and 'connecting slides 92 and 110 so that downward' movement Vof the slide 110 under the control of' cam 9() `forces the slide 92 downwardly and applies the brake.

Clamped at 1110 to slide 92 is a rod '142. A spring" 111 surrounding the rod and bearing against a collar clamped to the rod and a lug 'formed upon the column ot the machine tends to raise rod 1.12 and slide Similarly, a spring 1116 surrounding rod 11S and bearing' at one end aejainst a lue; 'formed upon the column et the machine and the othei end against a collar clamped upon rod. 118 'tends vto raise rod 118 as well as treadle 12). and

thus when the treadle released rocks linger 112 rearwardly. i

'llo the lower end of rod 112 is clamped a y:linger 1418 (F 1. and the lower end ot which rests against a lug;l 15() 'formed upona 1 member clamped to a roel* l suitably journaled in the slide 21. and hav -ig secured to its other extremity a bollati' 151providedl with a lue 1:36 arranged in the path ot more ment ot a hin` 158 carried-by a linger 1.60 secured to a. stub shaft 162 iournah-\c. in slide A. sprine; 16d tends' to rock linger 1G() on shaft 162 in afclockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 5, the end oi linger 1GO being formed as a dog; to engage the teeth oi ratchet 56 to hold it against retrograde movement duriifig,` kthe return movement o' pawl 52. A spring 166 anchored at 168 to the ratchet member 5G and at 1'1"() to slide member 21, tends to rotate ratchet 56 and thus gearland the work support to its initial position. This takes place when the'treadle v12() is released to cause the machine to stop, since at that time rod 1112, is depressed whereby finger 15() and lug 158 are also depressed thus releasing the ratchet from linger 160. A. stop y172 formed upon ratchet at this time co-operates with a butler '171 to limit the reverse movement of the ratchet. As illustrated, aspring` pressed plumrer 176 (Fie: mounted in alug 178 carried by the slide 241 prevents pawl 52 trom being knocked out ot engagement with ratchet atthe downward extremity of its path of movement. l

f f 1n order to lower the work support tor the convenient presentation and withdrawal ot work 'from the work support,y gear casing;l 31 carries a downwardly extending bracket 1S() having at its lower extremity a bearing for pression ot spring' 1821er the convenient presentation of the work and its removal 'from the work holding members G4, 70.

While it is believed that the mode of operation of the machine will apparent from the foregoing; description, it may be briefly summarized as "follows: Starting with the machine at reet, the operator depresses treadle 19() thus lowering' the work support. A heel, the toplit-foiI which is to be attached, is clamped between the supporting surface of member Gul and clamp member 70, the traneverse and rearward positions of the heel being' suitably located by means ot gage member 72. '.lreadlefl() is then released and sinring182 raiees the work support to operative posi-` tion. Treadle 12() ie then depressed which causes the operation of the fastening inserting` means andthe rotation of the work support through rearing` 3ft, 3G, ratchet 56 and the mechanism ttor causing' oscillating movement thereof. W hen a suiiicientnumber ot tenings have been inserted.l the operator aI s treadle 12() whereupon the insertion wings ceases and linger, lttlis withdrawn from ratchet 5Gk so that spring 1G() causes reverse movement ot the ratchet till step 172 brings up against butter 174. This causes reverse movement ot gears 34: and 36 and the return ot the work support to its initial position.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim asnefVY and desire to secnreby Letters latentr of the United States is z- 1. A fastening insert' machine having, in combination, fastening inserting means, a slide adjustable transversely thereof, means in coniliiiizitien, fastening inserting i, l slide adjustable truiisif'erselY thereof. i Work support pivoted to sei: rie ziid adjustable relativelyv thereto, seid tru tlie engel 1 lili! ing ineens to controltlic peint of .i fastening' insertion, und ineuns iter secr rino sind slide in adjusted position.

4l. A fasteninginserting` iiiecliiiie having, in coinliinzition, instening in slide ud'ustiilile transverse v t support pivotzilly carried by t instable to control tlie angular ation oi tlie Work to tlie fastening;` inserti ineens, and zi cliiinp for securing; trie irl; suppof" against pivotal nioveinent relatively to tiie slide.

A inzicliine for slugging slice lieels lieviiig, in combination, slug insertingI ineens, supoort for an unzittiiclied licei constructed 'and arranged to cerise tlie liecl be presented to tlie slug` inserting); ineens with its treu( fcc et en ingle to tlie direction oli slug ins to cause tlie slugs to lie inserted in e. uireci" i inclined inwardly toire-.rd tlie een ol' tlie lieel, and ineens l'or rotating;` 'tlie lieel supiort iis the 'lustenings ere inserted.

(i. A iniicliine lior sluggino slioe li eels im ingr, in combination, slug' inseitine` in i. u. work support 'ol'utelile about nii esi. i clined willi respect to tlie line ol'f drive oi: tlie slugs, une, zi clziiiip `for holding un ui tteiclied lieel on tlie support.

T. A fastening inserting; nieeliinc li: rino; in coiiiliiiizition, fastening' inserting; iii sins, work support `iiiouiiied Yfor rotation ulieut :i statici ery but :idiuslulile exis inclined ui respect to tlie line olf il rive oilE lie, in', s-'eniujgjs to present tlie work :il` zi. iiredeierniiL l ingle to tlie line oi" drive o? i'lie lizisteiiiugi's :is lliev :ire inserted liv tlie izisleniiul' ins rlingif nieiius. und ineens "i roi'utingi' tlie work support 8, A fastening inserl-ing` inzicl i .e lisivine, in combination, fastening iiisertin'i` io zi Work support, and ineens for Work support step-buste@ about en f cliiied at ai `prede.terinined ingle with respect to tlie line of drive of tlie zistenings to inovc the Work relativelyv to tlie fasteningv iiserting ineens between tlie insertion oIn successive iciistenings.

iniicliiiie of tlie class described having, iii combination, eciprocutiiig tool, zi Work support, e.. cleiiip formed and zirringed to secure e lieel to tlie Work support, and. ineens for rotating tlieV Work support about :in iiiiis liziving :i constant sniiill inclination ivitli respect to tlie petli of tlie tool to present to the tool ii lieel cluiiiped to tlie Work support.

l0. Aiiiiicliine of tlie class described liiiving, in coii'iliinetion, ii` reciprocating tool, i u'orl; support, :ind ineens for rotating the work support step-liy-step about in axis lieving` a constant inclination of only7 e few degrees with respect to tlie petali of tlie tool to iiioi'e tlie Work relatively to the tool between successive reciprocetions oi the tool thereby cruising;V tlie 'l'zistenings inserted to toe-iii away troni tlie edge of tlie iveili.

ll. i iiiiicliine of Vllie class described lievinej, in cen'iliiniitien, fastening' inserting ineens, work support, and gearingl `lor rotating tlie Work support step-liy-step about out of zilineiiieiit Witli the line, ol"

drive of tlie lfistenings, arranged for adjustiiient t very tlie :ingijuliir relation of' tlic exis or rotation find tlie line of drive of tlie fe:-

very tlie singular relation of tlie exis of rotu4 tion :ind tlie piitli of tlie tool and includingn ii securing the work supioit in iidcsition.

vs'ening` inserting iiiiicliin iiniition fastening' inserl'in i 1o liold tlie verle nu clfiinp lient i nee-.iis lk usted p .lin in coiiil c iziving ineens, :L

I clziinp for ro `lling i ly inelined ivitn of tlie fastening; tlie. clin ined Werl ill. A iiiseiiuw 'n.seitiiie uuu-lune iiiivini,

in coiiiliinntion. islening insertingi` ineens, zi el.: l to liold llie work, und nieuwe for roiiiliiigfliie e :uuu steii--l i vsle.n about :in

in ned :i 'levi degli-ees willi iesiiei lo `lie line oil drive ot iizis'eniiigi; inserting nez: 'u to nieve tlie cliiiiil ed Work relatively to riseriion ot successive aistenings.

l5. niecliine of tlie class described lin-vii iii coniliiiizition, :i tool operetingiin e preeeterniined nutli, i support provided Willi e. eleiiigi tu hold the Work during` the oper?- tion oli "tlie toel tliereon, ineens permitting the sdiusgnient ot tlie cla-nip botli pivotally and bodily transversely to tlie petli of the tool,

and means for securing the clamp in adjusted position. 4

1G. i fastening inserting machine having, inV combination, fastening `in.seiting means and a support provided with a clamp to hold the Werl: during the insertion of fastenings therein, means permitting` adjustment of the clamp both pivotally and bodily traifisversely 'ot the fastening inserting` means, and means for securing the clamp .in` adjustedposition.

17. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool operating in a predeterminedpath, a Worlesupport to present the Work thereto arranged for pivotal and bodily adju nient transversely of the tool,`

. predetermined path, a ivorlr` support to present the Work to the tool arranged for pivotal and for transverse bodily adjustment, means tor securing the Worl support in adjusted position, and means ior feeding work on the Work support pasttlie tool.

20. A fastening inserting machine having, in combination, fastening inserting means, a Work support to present the Work to the fasi tening' inserting means arranged for pivotal and bodily adjustment transversely of the fastening inserting means, means for securing the YWork support in adjusted position, and means for feeding the Work past the fastening inserting means. t

9,1. A fastening inserting machine having, in combination, lfastening inserting means, and a uorl: support to present ivorl:V to the tastoiiing inserting means arranged for pivotal iulj'ustinent to Cause the tastenings to toe in vtrom the edge of the Work and 'for bodily adjustment to bring the work into the desired transi'erse relationship to the taste ing` inserting means, and means torclamping the uforli support in adjusted position.

A. machine ol the class described having, in combination, a tool operating in a predetermined path, and a Work support to present Work to the tool and arranged for pivotal adjusti'nent to vary the inclination ot the Work to the path ot the tool and for bodily adjustment to bring the work into the desired transverse relationship to the path ot the tool. A

A fastening inserting machine having, in combination, fastening inserting means and a work support to present Worlr to 'the fastening inserting means arranged for roching adjustment about an axis parallel to the surface in which tastenings areA inserted and bodily adjustable in a direction .llel to said surface, and means rfor seeuriiig the ivorlr supportin adjusted position. 24. A fastening inserting machine hai/fing, in con'ibination, ifasteiiiiigy inserting means, a slide adjustable transversely thereof, a 'Work support pivotally carried thereby, a clamp tor securing the Work support in adjusted position relatively to the slide, and gearing for rotating the Work support about an anis out of alinement with the line of drive of the ,tasteii'iiig' inserting means to feed the Work to and past. the fastening inserting means.l l i 25, A `t'asteiiing inserting machine having', in combination, fastening inserting means, a slide adjustable transversely thereof, a work supportpivotally carried thereby, a clamp 'for securing the Werl; support inadjusted positioii,` andgearing for rotating the ivorlr support about an airis inclined with respectk to f the line oiy drive of theI tasteniugliiiserting means to leed the work to aiidpast the fasten-k ing inserting means.

26. A machine olfthe rclass described having, in combination, atool operating in a predetermined path, a irorl supper `to Vpresent the work i i bodily adjustmentQtiansverseiy ot rthe path port in adjusted position, and means for" ro'- tating the Worlt support about an axis out of alineiiient With the path of the tool to cause the tool to operate on the Work at spaced points arranged upon an are ot' avcircles 27. A fastening inserting machinehaving, iii combination, fastening inserting means, a Werl; support to present the Work to the tastening inserting means and arranged ior pivotal and bodily adjustii'ienttransversely ot the fastening inserting means, means for se curing the Work support in adjusted position. and means for rotating `the Work support alientan axis out olt alinenient with the line ot drive ot thejliasteiiings to cause the lastonings to be inserted in the Work at spaced poi,r therein. t

28. A fastening inserting machine having,

in combination, fastening inserting means, a slide adjustable transversely thereof, a Work support pivotally carried thereby, a clamp for securing the Work support in adjusted position, gearing for rotating the work support about an axis out of' alinement with the line ot drive ot theiiastening inserting means to feed the Work to and past the :fastening insert-- ingmeans, and means for reversely returning the Work support to initial position Whenever the machine is stopped. n

29. A fastening insertingmachine having, in combination, fastening inserting means, a slide adjustable transversely thereof, a Work support pivotally carried thereby, a clamp itor securing the work support in adjusted position, gearing tor rot-ating the Work support thereto arranged for pivotall and .i

about an'axis inclined with respect to the line of drive of the fastening inserting means to feed the Work to and past the fastening inserting means, and a spring for returning the Work support to initial position at the eonolusion of the insertion of a series fastenings.

30. A fastening inserting machine having, in combination, fastening inserting means, a Work support to present Wort: thereto, means for moving the Work support to cause the Work to move forward a step after the inser-y tion of each fastening, a manuallT operable controller movable to start and stop the machine, and means operative upon move-ment of the Controller to stop the machine to cause the Work support to reverse its movement and return to its initial position.

3l. A fastening inserting machine having, in combination, fastening inserting` means, a Work support to present Work thereto, means for adjusting the Work support to cause the tastenings to toe in away from the edge of the Work, means for moving the Work support to cause the Work to move forward a step after the insertion of each fastening, a oontroller movable between operative and inoperative positions to initiate and conclude operation of the machine, and means operative upon movement of the controller into inoperaifroaeee tive position to Cause the Work support to return to its initial position.

32. A fastening inserting machine having, in combination, fastening inserting means, a Work support to present Work to the fastening inserting means, step-by-step operating means to move the work support and the Work carried thereby about a tired axis to present the Work to the fastening inserting means for the insertion of a series or astenings in the Work, and means for rotating the Work support in the opposite direction and thereby returning the Work support to its initial position Whenever the machine is stopped.

33. A fastening inserting machine having, in combination, fastening inserting means, a Work support, means to rotate the Work support step-by-step aboutv a lixerl axis to present the ivork to the fastening inserting means ior the insertion of iastenings in a roiv in the work, and a spring tensioned during the Work feeding movement of the .vork support, and operative to rotate the work support and thereby to return the Work support to its initial position at the Conclusion et the insertion oi' a rovv ot tastenings.

ln testimony whereof ive have signed our names to this specification.

` GEORG-E GODDU.

FRED L. Iv/JIACKENZE. 

